A selection of the latest ETC and High End Systems lighting equipment is now available through ETC Rental Partners with a newly launched program: ETC Rent. Jeremy Roberts, Regional Sales Manager for the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa comments: “To help the creative industries get back on their feet, we have introduced ETC Rent in the UK: a program that will give your local venues, hire companies, creative designers and more, access to the very latest ETC and High End Systems lighting equipment via our rental partners.” ETC Rent includes the new fos/4 Panel lights – designed specifically for the studio…
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L-Acoustics has appointed two regional industry experts to support existing partners and grow the company’s presence in key vertical markets, as well as with consultants, integrators, sound engineers, and end users in the region. Over the last decade, the region has been successfully supported by L-Acoustics Sales Manager, Peter Owen, who will now concentrate his expertise on developing key territories in Russia and Eastern Europe. The appointment of a new, dedicated and locally based team will allow the company to nurture new and closer relationships in the Middle East, India and East Africa. Chris Mead, Sales Manager for the Middle…
The bold magentas and royal blues that enlivened the 2020 “Christmas at Eden” celebration are not your typical holiday colours, but then again, nothing about the Eden Project can be classified as “ordinary.” Built on a 160-year old reclaimed china clay pit, the world-famous educational attraction presents an other-worldly image with its massive geodesic biomes. Inside the ethereal domed structures are wonderous horticultural exhibits, including the world’s largest rainforest in captivity. Glenn Gridley and Zak Nicholson had the unique form and function of the Eden Project in mind when, working with the team from their company, GLX Productions, to create…
Loudspeaker manufacturer KV2 Audio has announced the appointment of Paul Freudenberg to the position of Business Development Director, US, effective immediately. Freudenberg brings a wealth of experience in a career that spans over 25 years with a number of leading pro audio manufacturers including L-Acoustics, AKG, BSS Audio and Aphex Systems. Freudenberg will be immediately charged with the task of setting up direct distribution offices in Los Angeles, CA. The aim is to further enhance user and reseller relations as well as complement the existing market development activities being conducted by PLUSMUSIC US, which continues to function on behalf of…
When Ronald McDonald House Charities UK needed support to stage its Christmas fundraiser – A Starry Night – at Lambeth Palace last month, a fundraising group on Facebook recommended Absolute Events. The charity supports families across the UK who need a warm and comfortable place to rest, eat and relax while their children are receiving hospital treatment. Like most charities, it has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, losing around 40% of its annual income – equating to around 6 million pounds. Each year the charity stages an annual event at St Martin in the Fields in Trafalgar Square…
The 1,500-seat Marque Theatre was virtually empty, save for a few widely separated family members on hand, when Spafford took to the stage for its 2021 New Year’s Eve livestream. Matt Collier, the jam band’s longtime LD, couldn’t help but contrast the scene to the one he remembered from the band’s last NYE show, when they played before a packed house at Great American Music Hall, more than 750 miles (and a whole world!) away in San Francisco. “What a difference a year makes,” said Collier. “There was less stress than there was last New Year’s Eve, because we played…
When Seattle, Washington was forced to adapt its customary New Year’s Eve celebrations due to the ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19; necessity, once again, proved itself to be the mother of invention. The result – a collaboration between event production company, Modern Enterprises and projection mapping specialist Maxin10sity – was a ‘sky mapping’ show that saw virtual lights, projection, and special effects superimposed on live footage of the city’s most iconic landmark, the Space Needle, and the sky above. As is the case with so many ground-breaking ideas throughout history, the concept of ‘sky mapping’ came to CEO and founder…
Canadian singer producer, The Weeknd, was one of a number of artists performing at unusual outdoor settings in Manhattan to mark the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. His designated location was the rooftop of the new Edge observation deck at Hudsons Yard, 387 metres high, and consequently the highest in the Western Hemisphere. This presented challenges for lighting designer LeRoy Bennett and his long-serving collaborator, Jason Baeri; but with the help of GLP’s X4 Bar 20s, The Weeknd gave a dynamic rendering of Blinding Lights, the song which earned him gongs for Best R&B Video & Video of the Year.…
Adamson Systems Engineering is reinforcing its presence in Russia thanks to a partnership with ARIS. The Moscow-based distributor has served the Russian pro audio market since 1990, offering support to an array of rental partners and boasting a renowned in-house installation division that has provided solutions for the Bolshoi Theatre, Patriot Park, Moscow State University, the Zaryadye concert hall, and many other high-profile venues. The agreement, sparked by conversations at ISE 2020, makes Adamson a crown jewel in ARIS’s professional sound offering. “We have fifteen brands in our portfolio, but we realized we need Adamson because their technology and performance…
64 Audio has announced the debut of Nio, the new audiophile-grade, universal-fit, hybrid high-driver in-ear monitor. Now available, Nio has an MSRP of $1,699.00. “Nio is our first high driver-count hybrid,” explained Vitaliy Belonozhko, 64 Audio founder and chief sound designer. “This universal-fit earphone features a 9mm dynamic driver and eight balanced armature drivers, creating a sound signature characterized by extended lows and a rich three-dimensional soundstage. Nio’s smooth treble and natural warmth will provide hours of enjoyable listening for all genres of music. Nio includes a host of our exclusive technologies, including tia, apex, and LID that challenge traditional…
L-Acoustics has announced three new initiatives to help industry colleagues, partners, and clients. Recognising the impact the COVID-19 crisis had on live event production companies and venues which remained idle most of the year, L-Acoustics announces a one year extension of its five year product warranty. The warranty extension is automatic and applicable to all products still covered under the manufacturer’s warranty as of January 1st, 2020. In addition, following a global survey and roundtable with Certified Providers conducted in the fall, L-Acoustics notified its network of amendments to the company’s commercial terms for 2021. Adapting its discount structure to…
CODA Audio has announced the immediate availability of the latest public beta version of its proprietary prediction software – System Optimiser. This is a major update from the current version, providing integration with other software; Trimble SketchUp & Flux: IRCAM Spat Revolution Immersive Engine. Several other notable additions include: • XYZ support for free-planes. • Redesigned floorplan editor. • Multiple new features in microphones. • Added screenshot export feature. • Many more bugfixes and improvements (reference the published changelog for details). System Optimiser Enables the user to accurately simulate several CODA Audio Loudspeakers in any 3D Scene with unmatched precision…
It has been an extraordinarily turbulent year for the whole world. Due to the COVID-19 virus, the world was in a pandemic state unlike anything experienced in recent decades. This has particularly impacted certain sectors, such as the sector in which AED Audio is active: the events sector. This ‘socially-sensitive’ sector is having a rough time, and it’s a major struggle for many people and companies to keep their heads above water. The AED Audio brand was launched during the AED group’s annual Customer Nights in December 2019. During 2020, the AED Audio team worked hard to further improve and…
The Wonder Years’ November livestream was a homecoming of sorts, not only for the Top 20 alt rockers, but for Victor Zeiser who lit the 90-minute show. “This band is one of our oldest clients, so working with them again was a real thrill,” said Zeiser, the owner of Squeek Lights. “Earlier during the pandemic, the guys did a more-low key livestream at a recording studio, but they decided they wanted to cut loose and do a full production show, so they came here to the Ruby Stage in our new facility.” Drawing on the power-packed and versatile rig at…
Hosted by Ana Brenda Contreras, Victor Manuelle and Yalitza Aparicio, the 21st Latin Grammy Awards were celebrated in late November to honour the cream of the Latin music scene. This year’s event saw a rather different format from the usual star-studded occasion due to the dictates of the COVID-19 pandemic: to ensure the safety of the artists and the production team, the nominees were showcased to the world in a remote, live broadcast by Univision from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, with breakout performances streamed from other cities throughout Latin America. Despite the lack of a live audience, this…
Prism Sound has appointed ChandraCom as its exclusive distributor for Indonesia, with responsibility for its entire range of Analogue to Digital and Digital to Analogue converters and audio interfaces. Based in Jakarta, ChandraCom was established in 1997 by Setiadi Chandra and now services the recording, broadcast and HiFi markets. Its customers include sound engineers, producers, DJs and musicians, along with record labels, TV stations and educational institutions. The company also represents other high end pro audio brands including SSL, Sennheiser/Neumann, Barefoot Sound, AMS Neve, Steinberg, Native Instruments and Arturia. With demo facilities and a seminar room in house, ChandraCom is…
In a year like no other, disguise celebrates a number of successes, where the company saw the sudden shift to remote performance, production and events, and a new partnership with Epic Games to enhance the delivery of its Extended Reality (xR) solution on a global scale. This year alone has seen over 200 xR projects powered by disguise and in excess of 100 xR stages built around the world in 30+ countries. In light of the continuing global health crisis that has brought the live events industry to a standstill, disguise has worked hard to provide a lifeline to its…
Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas has utilised Audinate’s Dante in its music and sound recording technology programs since 2018. In that time, Dante has not only become part of the curriculum, but has also enabled many of the university’s major live productions – including its impressive jazz performances. But in 2020, Dante took on an additional role for the music department: an enabler of safe social distancing. “When we looked at returning to classes in the Fall of 2020, we had to figure out how to hold music practice with safety considerations related to COVID,” said James…
